Filter
“Baby Jails” Bills Die a Slow Death
As the legislative session in Texas drew to a close on Monday, immigration advocates around the country celebrated the death of the “baby jails” bill—a measure that would have licensed Texas family detention centers as “child-care facilities.” Senate Bill 1018 was the latest attempt to lower state standards so that private prisons could legally detain […]
Read MoreStartup Offers Simplicity, but Visa Process Still Cumbersome
When Xiao Wang’s parents came to Phoenix from China nearly three decades ago, they hired an immigration lawyer to help them obtain their green cards and, later, their citizenship. The cost: The equivalent of five months of rent. Wang’s parents believed the steep investment was worth the price: As graduate students at Arizona State University, […]
Read MoreA Stowaway’s Son Uses Business Acumen to Help New Jersey Elders
Dominican immigrant Jose Brito Bueno grew up in poverty but now runs WeCare, a domestic-care company with 213 employees. When he was just 10 years old, his father — leaving their home in Santo Domingo — stowed away in a cargo ship bound for the United States. He hid in the space where the anchor […]
Read MoreReflecting on the Economic Value of International Students
It is graduation season, and family and friends are gathering to congratulate this year’s graduating class. But instead of just focusing on their impressive degrees, thesis accolades, and star turns on the stage or sports field, those of us feting the graduates have something else we should recognize them for: Their hefty contributions to the […]
Read MoreReflecting on the Economic Value of International Students
It is graduation season, and family and friends are gathering to congratulate this year’s graduating class. But instead of just focusing on their impressive degrees, thesis accolades, and star turns on the stage or sports field, those of us feting the graduates have something else we should recognize them for: Their hefty contributions to the […]
Read MoreAmerican Action Forum: The Economic Impact Of State-Sponsored Work Visas
Senator Ron Johnson recently introduced a bill that could provide an alternative way for temporary work visas to be distributed. In addition to increasing the number of visas available for temporary foreign workers, it would shift the oversight responsibility and decision making power from the federal government to the states. The following paper examines the […]
Read MoreChild of Immigrant Shopkeepers is a Powerful Force for Small Businesses
Ron Kim grew up working in his parents’ small grocery store in New York City. The family had immigrated to the United States from South Korea in 1987, when Kim was 7 years old. “I saw my parents, both of them, work nonstop,” he says, noting that the store was open seven days a week, […]
Read MoreWant Safe, Homegrown Food? Then Look to Immigration Reform, Says Tennessee Farm Bureau
“The most important industry that we have in this country is agriculture,” says Lee Maddox, of the Tennessee Farm Bureau. “We depend on it every day, and we’ve got to take care of it to make sure it stays that way for future generations.” To do that, however, America must implement immigration reform, he says. […]
Read MoreMichigan Radio: One envelope holds her fate. Is she getting deported?
Maria Garcia Juarez wandered around the international arrivals area at Detroit Metropolitan Airport on Friday, frantically looking for a government official who held a sheet of paper with her fate written on it. As she scurried from one Delta Air Lines security employee to the next, asking if anyone had seen agents from Immigration and […]
Read MoreMake a contribution
Make a direct impact on the lives of immigrants.
